Biology A-Level
adenine and ribose
What adenine and ribose means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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The organic base and the pentose sugar that, together with three phosphate groups, form a molecule of ATP.
Topics that use adenine and ribose
- ATP (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- active transport
- ATP hydrolase
- ATP hydrolysis
- coupled reactions
- immediate energy source
- nucleotide derivative
- three phosphate groups
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